Lesson 7 Flashcards
Red Light
stop, check rear zone as you slow down
Yellow light
if you are not past the point of no return STOP DO NOT ACCELERATE
Fresh green light
a light that you see turn green
Fresh green light
a light that you see turns green
Unprotected left turn
you must yield to oncoming traffic (does NOT have a green arrow)
Protected left turn
you have a light and arrow
Delayed green light
traffic
Controlled Rail Road Crossing
re lights and crossing gates. It is illegal to go around the crossing
Uncontrolled Rail Road Crossing
NO red lights or crossing gates, slow be prepared to stop
Uncontrolled intersection
NO SIGN or SIGNALS to regulate traffic usually in a quiet rural area. TREAT IT AS A STOP SIGN
Crossing Railroad Tracks
- Slow down and check traffic
- Listen for the train
- reduce speed
- cross at approximately 20 mph
Busses and flammable
ALWAYS stop at rail road crossing
Emergency Vehicles
Police/Fire/Rescue - always move over to the right side of the road
Funeral
not required to stop and pull over but highly recomended
Order of the right of away
right turn, straight, left turn
Blocking a intersection
IT IS AGAINST THE LAW TO BLOCK AN INTERSECTION
Which clue or clues help you to identify an intersection ahead
Street signs and street lights
The spot where you can no longer stop safely is
the point of no return
You are approaching an intersection that has traffic signals. The intersection is
unprotected
Two kinds of signs are used to control intersections. They are the
stop sign and yield sign
An intersection with a yield sign is
a controlled intersection
If a traffic signal has a fourth or fifth light, it is likely to be a
left turn light
A traffic light that has been green for some time is
stale, likely to turn yellow
If left turns are not prohibited after a left-turn arrow ends, what strategy should you use to complete the turn?
treat it as an unprotected left turn